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Sour cherries in Armagnac

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 1 kg sour cherries
  • 350 g sugar (brown rock candy)
  • 375 ml Armagnac
  • 1 carnation(s)
  • ½ stalk(s) cinnamon

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Rest period approx. 90 days; Total time approx. 90 days 25 minutes

In taste they are similar to the Mon Cherry cherries

Wash and stem the sour cherries. Pit them if large enough; if not, leave the pits. Crack 20 of the pits with a hammer. Place them in a clean jar(s) washed with hot water, filling the jar 70% full. Add the clove, cracked pits, and cinnamon stick, and finally top with the rock candy. Cover with the Armagnac. Place the lid in very hot water, then dry and screw tightly onto the jar. Immediately invert and store for about 1 month. Then invert and store for another 2 months.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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